Decline in Left Ventricular Early Systolic Function with Worsening Kidney Function in Children with CKD: Insights from the 4C and HOT-KID Studies

Adults with childhood-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) have increased risk of cardiovascular disease. First-phase ejection fraction (EF1) a novel measure of early systolic function may be a more sensitive marker of left ventricular dysfunction than other markers in children with CKD.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - November 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Haotian Gu, Karolis Azukaitis, Anke Doyon, Sevcan Erdem, Bruno Ranchin, Jerome Harambat, Francesca Lugani, Andrii Boguslavskyi, Janette Cansick, Eric Finlay, Rodney Gilbert, Larissa Kerecuk, Andrew Lunn, Heather Maxwell, Henry Morgan, Mohan Shenoy, Ruksha Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research